This section is dedicated to the cooperation of European National Committees and the cooperation of these committees with ICOMOS International, the International Scientific Committees and regional cooperation in particular with the EU. The project is kindly supported by the European DG Culture in 2013.

ICOMOS France hosted the meeting of the European National Committees presidents in Strasbourg. The meeting gathered presidents and representatives of the national committees. Among other issues the meeting explored common activities and opportunities on a European level.

Following the meeting organized by ICOMOS Poland and supported by the IIS on 05 December 2013 in Warsaw, ICOMOS Georgia and its partners (ICOMOS Armenia and “Arkhitektura I Prestize") will conduct a workshop on 23/24 January 2014 in Tbilisi.

This workshop is organised within the "Regional Co-operation for Cultural Heritage Development" project; implemented within the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme.

Mr Mouton, Vice-President of ICOMOS Europe, participated in the Heritage First conference in Greece, alongside with ICOMOS Greece. The conference makes an appeal for a common approach for sustainable heritage in particular in the urban environment . The conference brought together important heritage stakeholders from the European Commission, the Parliament, the Council of Europe, NGOs but as well from UNESCO, represented in the person of Mr R. Kishore, Director of the World Heritage Centre.

ICOMOS is conducting a research study on the impacts of the economic crisis on European heritage from 2007 to 2014. This work is directed by Sofia Avgerinou-Kolonias, member of the Executive Committee, and coordinated by the ICOMOS International Secretariat.